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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
9
The Canadian actress Miss Margaret Anglin closes her San Antonio engagement tonight at the Grand Opera house in Green Stockings a high class comedy. She is supported by the season's best company and promises a satisfying evening's entertainment.
Klaw and Erlanger bring The Pink Lady to the Grand Opera House for five performances beginning Thursday night. The musical comedy hails from New York and Europe as a phenomenal hit with strong showmanship and bright production values for theater-goers.
A two season engagement at New Amsterdam New York drew over half a million fans and unanimous praise as the most entertaining musical comedy seen on this side of the Atlantic. It then toured the Globe London and six foreign organizations continue its success worldwide. A 100 strong company led by John E. Young Olga De Baugh and others will present the local stage with a notable cast and the famed Pink of Perfection chorus.
The Plaza theater presents An Alaskan Honeymoon this week with the chorus of broilers and Miss Chartres and Miss Holliday delivering appealing singing. Scenic work features a steamship deck and a north pole ashore scene with Texas tommy dancers. Sam Carlton as a Hebrew sailor provides convincing humor, while the seven act program is rounded out by Lucky Jim led by Miss Jane Courthope and her company.
The health department issues affidavits against seventeen property owners in the corporation court for unimproved properties. Warrants of arrest will likely bring the first defendants before Judge Buckley tomorrow morning. This marks the department’s shift from persuasion to enforce sanitation compliance through police court action.
Miss Cornelia Notz the new librarian in San Antonio says the library must serve all people including working men with dinner pails who worry the library is not for them. She emphasizes the library welcomes every class and offers foreign language books for non English readers.
Want ads starting Friday the 13th run 13 days for the price of ten, covering two Sundays. The Light charges 10 inserts for a 13-day run, with example costs such as a 15 word ad for 75 cents at half a cent per word. Ads may be placed by telephone and billed later to the advertiser. Both phones 176.
Holiday rush in town as Garden Stable cabs now charge one dollar per hour for shopping trips. Dr. Byler, a dentist in Gibbs Building, offers specialist care for diseased gums. Pure Apple cider hits 75 cents per gallon at the Pure Apple storefront. Old phone lines likely tug at holiday traffic.
The United States parcels post acts take effect January 1 and advertisers seek early gains in mail order. Attention focuses on the Montague addressing and imprinting machine, offered in four sizes from $15, all producing identical ribbon output indistinguishable from typewriter print, with capacity the key question.
Dr O E Hicks dentist room 212 Gunter building old phone 1170. Franklin Taxicabs contact via 4. Drs Garring and Hatcher osteopaths 206 Gunter building. Residence Travis club.
A small items note describes a device titled Fire Cop with Effects Wig Wag No 1 priced at five cents. The brief mentions a signaling apparatus likely used in street or railway contexts.
A lunacy complaint was brought in county court against Rudolph Jester, accused of going insane last Friday at Southton and shooting a Mexican and striking a white man with a revolver butt. He was captured early Sunday by Sheriff Tobin and Deputy Millard.
Dr. W. M. Wolf relocates his practice to the Bedell building at 228 24 Bedell, expanding access for patients in the area. The move consolidates services and office hours remain unchanged.
San Antonio Humane Society notes officers George T. Botsford and Fred Davison at 324 Hicks Building with old phone numbers 71, 5771, and 2782, for nights and Sundays contact.
The Demosthenes Debating club at Brackenridge High School tackled the resolution That the United States Should Annex Mexico. The affirmative by Longino and Wise won against Ray and Morris, with A Cannon delivering the afterdebate address. A challenge from the Calhoun Debating society was accepted.
The Bexar Social Club hosts a grand prize masquerade ball at Beethoven Hall on December 14. Artz Music provides entertainment. Gents 50c and ladies 25c admission.
A Hermann Sons junior dance is scheduled for Wednesday December 18 at Hermann Sons hall with live music by Artzt. The event invites members and families to attend an evening of social dancing.
Bexar County Humane Society lists office at Mackay building suite 211 with humane officer BE M Collins. Ola contact numbers are 2409 for day and 5877 for night and Sunday.
James W. Walthall arrived home from New York after visiting to gather data on anti trust litigation. He will hand the matter to successor Ben F. Looney who will assume handling of the case.
News notes Walthall plans to resume law practice after taking the oath of office early next month and hints at a possible Dallas partnership. Also listed are local businesses and notices including a stolen money order alert from Mexico affecting Aguililla and steps for San Antonio and Nueva Laredo post offices.
Kippered and lunch salmon will be served at a social dance in Owl Hall on Wednesday evening December 11 hosted by Germania degree team KK. & L. of H. Bond’s.
The complimentary musical planned at Mike Goggan's Music Store tonight is postponed due to inclement weather. A new date will be announced later.
Dr. F Hadra is listed as a specialist in skin and genito urinary and rectal diseases at the 314 Gibbs Building. The entry identifies practice focus and office location for this medical professional.
Yale Dentists at 211 Hicks Building and Mrs Archer and Mr Higginbotham dance at Ellis Building Thursday. The newly elected San Antonio club board failed to meet Tuesday night due to illness and absence of members. They expect a meeting this week to elect officers for the year.
Dr W A Hering dentist located at 211 Hicks building offers licensed services. Contact numbers include two phones 390. Patients may visit the Wigwams for full licensed care.
The English Christmas entertainment planned by the Texas British Association for tomorrow evening, December 12, has been postponed indefinitely.
Dr. L. A. Brustad offers electric treatments at 309 Moore Building. Friedman notes no watch or clock is too complicated to repair.
A four man hunting party including Game Nelson Ly tle Clinton Brown Edward Tynan and James Garland reports from Center Point that they are bagging a large quantity of game. They have tents and cooking gear and will stay in camp until about Christmas amid abundant wild turkeys in the area.
The Grand Ball hosted by Degree team Commercial Camp No 41 is postponed to Thursday December 19 at Turner Hall.
Detectives Miller Massey and Shiraz left the city for Corpus Christi as witnesses in a robbery at the Frank Shoe store there three months ago. Officers recovered diamonds valued at $1 083 in this city recently and arrested two men charged with the crime.
Officials including Chief Lancaster Mayor Jones and Alderman Fincham join a deer hunt on the mayor’s ranch near Fowlerton. They expect to return to the city Sunday as Police Captain Christian remains on scene. Dr. C E Tinkham advertises dentistry in Moore Building suite 422 423. The Wigwams now priced at five cents.
Diamond ring reported stolen in Seguin has been recovered by local officers. Guadalupe County sheriff notified as authorities pursue a Mexican suspect involved in the theft.
The Y M C A five edged Marshall Training School 14 to 12 on Marshall’s court with Graham at center delivering the standout play for the Y M C A. Neighbors and Fuquay for the Y M C A and Russell for Marshall provided strong guard and defense. A return game is planned at the Y M C A within the next week or ten days. Slimp led for the Y M C A with five baskets, while Seenhileicher and D Russell scored for Marshall.
An ad urges retailers to call 292 for attractive prices on hams bacon lard and compound. It emphasizes the product is made at home and claims it meets the very best standards.
Nolan scores five baskets while Graham adds three baskets and three free throws. The roster includes Slimp Fuquay, D Russell, Hallmark-Waits, Bey, Peters, Starnes, R Russell-McLain and others with positions noted. An old ad for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims to drive out malaria and build up the system for all ages at 50 cents.
Debate over preferred meal sourcing pits home cooking against deliveries from Union Meat Company and suppliers in Chicago Kansas City and Omaha. Advocates weigh freshness, cost, and convenience as residents consider options for hungry households.
An article promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a quick cure for colds and catarrh. It explains colds arise from inflammation of airway membranes and claims rapid relief from sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, and headache by applying the balm directly to sore areas.
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